Terms and Conditions of Use

June 2012

Sodexo invites you to view, use and download information from this web site, conditioned upon your agreement to comply fully with the following Terms and Conditions of Use which Sodexo, in its discretion, may modify from time to time:

Restrictions on Use. You may download, reproduce and retransmit material displayed on this web site for non-commercial, personal use. If you do so, you agree that Sodexo retains all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not use, distribute, modify, transmit, or post the content of the Sodexo web site for public or commercial purposes, including any text, images, audio, or video without Sodexo's written permission.

Trademarks and Copyrights. This web site and its content are owned by Sodexo or its affiliates or agents and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. All content, trademarks, services marks, trade names, logos, and icons are proprietary to Sodexo or its affiliates or agents. Nothing contained on this web site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this web site without the written permission of Sodexo or such third party that may own the trademarks displayed on this web site. Your use of the trademarks displayed on this web site, or any other content on this web site, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited. Sodexo respects the intellectual property rights of others and we ask that you do the same. Please see our Copyright Policy.

E-mail. E-mail submissions over the Internet may not be secure. Please consider this fact before e-mailing any information. With respect to any communications you make to Sodexo, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, feedback, and the like, you (i) understand and agree that Sodexo reserves the rights to respond or not respond, in its discretion, to any questions submitted by you; (ii) understand and agree that such content will be deemed non-confidential; (iii) agree not to submit content that is infringing or that contains any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with or otherwise adversely affect the operation of another's computer, or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information; and (iv) grant to Sodexo the unrestricted and irrevocable right to use, copy, modify, publish, perform, transmit and display such content via any media, and waive any moral rights you may have in such content. Sodexo shall be free to use such content, including any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in such content, for any reason whatsoever.

Third Party Information. Links to other web sites operated by other entities are included as a convenience to you. Sodexo makes no representation regarding the content or accuracy of any other web site, which you may access through this one. Sodexo is not responsible for the content found on other web sites, which is linked from this page. The existence of these links on Sodexo's web site does not imply endorsement, recommendation or sponsorship for any linked web site or the services, products or advice described on the site. The views, opinions, statements, offers or other information or content expressed therein are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not Sodexo.

Linking to the Sodexo Site. Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you and Sodexo, you must adhere to Sodexo's linking policy as follows: (i) any link to the web site must be a text only link clearly marked "Sodexo web site", (ii) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Sodexo's names and trademarks, (iii) the link must "point" to the URL home page (index, main, or other) and not to other pages within the web site, (iv) the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, or associated with Sodexo, (v) when selected by a user, the link must display the web site on full-screen and not within a "frame" on the linking web site, and (vi) Sodexo reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion.

Disclaimer of Warranties. ALL CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Sodexo makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any content available through this web site. You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Use of the web site and the content available on the web site is at your sole risk. Sodexo makes no representations or warranties that use of the web site will be uninterrupted or error-free. You are responsible for taking all necessary precautions to ensure that any content you may obtain from the web site is free of viruses. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you.

Limitation of Liability. Your use of the web site or any content on the web site is at your own risk. Sodexo specifically disclaims any liability, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of the web site, even if Sodexo has been advised of the possibility of such damages, including but not limited to reliance by any party on any content obtained through the use of the web site, or that arises in connection with mistakes or omissions in, or delays in transmission of, information to or from the user, interruptions in telecommunications connections to the web site or viruses, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of god, telecommunications failure, theft or destruction of, or unauthorized access to the web site, or related information or programs. Some states do not allow the limitation of liability, so the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.

Violations and Additional Policies. Sodexo reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of the rules and regulations set forth in this web site, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the web site.

Governing Law. These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws provisions. Sodexo makes no representation that the information in the web site is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the Sodexo web site from territories where the content of the Sodexo web site may be illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Sodexo web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. These Terms and Conditions of Use and all documents incorporated herein by reference constitute the entire agreement between Sodexo and you with respect to the Sodexo web site. If any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Revisions to this Web Site and this Terms and Conditions of Use. These online Terms and Conditions of Use were established in June 2012 for multiple web sites providing the same services as this web site. Sodexo may, in its sole discretion, make changes to any aspect of this web site, including, without limitation, any content or activities available on this web site, and any products or services offered through this web site. Sodexo may also, in its sole discretion, revise this Terms and Conditions of Use by updating or revising this document, with the revised terms taking effect as of the date of its posting as indicated at the top of this Terms and Conditions of Use. Continued use of this web site following the effective date of any such changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.